Croatian and Italian Coast Guard ended the search for the crewmember who fell overboard Royal Caribbean Serenade of the Seas.
“We have suspended the search for the boy 24 year old cleaner Cruise Ship 'Serenade of the Seas' who fell overboard on September 20 at 4, 30 am about 40 miles off the coast of Ancona, in international waters.” As stated by the Croatian Coast Guard conducting the search with the aid of vessels and aircrafts, "there is no more hope of finding the boy alive." Says in a news article reported by Italian media.

The crewmember is a 24 year old man from Panama who was working as a galley steward on Serenade of the Seas.

Combined search and rescue mission by Croatian and Italian coast guard led by two patrol boats of the Coast Guard of Ancona and Civitanova Marche, two helicopters of the Air Force and the Croatian Coast Guard, did not give any result.

According to experts in such conditions human can survive in the sea less than 12 hours, and this period has already passed, so there is a strong possibility that the man had died.
Death occurs when the body loses more heat than it can produce, usually when the body temperature drops to 26 ° C.